David J. Berghuis - The Couples Psychotherapy Progress Notes Planner

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Copyright 2011 by David J. Berghuis and Arthur E. Jongsma, Jr. All rights reserved.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:

Berghuis, David J., author.

The couples psychotherapy progress notes planner / by David J. Berghuis and Arthur E. Jongsma Jr.Second Edition.

p. ; cm. (PracticePlanners series)

ISBN 978-0-470-93691-7 (paper : alk. paper)ISBN 978-1-118-03735-5 (eMobi)ISBN 978-1-118-03736-2 (ePub)ISBN 978-1-118-03734-8 (ePDF)

1. Couples therapyPlanningHandbooks, manuals, etc. I. Jongsma, Arthur E., Jr., 1943- author. II. O'Leary, K. Daniel, 1940- Couples psychotherapy treatment planner. Correlates with (work): III. Title. IV. Series: PracticePlanners series.

[DNLM: 1. Couples Therapymethods. 2. Marital Therapymethods. 3. Patient Care Planning. WM 430.5.M3]

RC488.5.O395 2011

616.89'1562-dc22

2010053545

To my brothers, Timothy L. Berghuis and Michael S. Berghuis, with love and respect

D.J.B.

To the memory of my friend and colleague, Dr. Darrell Elders

A.E.J.

Practice Planners Series Preface

Accountability is an important dimension of the practice of psychotherapy. Treatment programs, public agencies, clinics, and practitioners must justify and document their treatment plans to outside review entities in order to be reimbursed for services. The books and software in the Practice Planners series are designed to help practitioners fulfill these documentation requirements efficiently and professionally.

The Practice Planners series includes a wide array of treatment planning books including not only the original Complete Adult Psychotherapy Treatment Planner, Child Psychotherapy Treatment Planner , and Adolescent Psychotherapy Treatment Planner , all now in their fourth editions, but also Treatment Planners targeted to specialty areas of practice, including:

• Addictions
• Behavioral medicine
• Co-occurring disorders
• College students
• Couples therapy
• Crisis counseling
• Early childhood education
• Employee assistance
• Family therapy
• Gays and lesbians
• Group therapy
• Juvenile justice and residential care
• Mental retardation and developmental disability
• Neuropsychology
• Older adults
• Parenting skills
• Pastoral counseling
• Personality disorders
• Probation and parole
• Psychopharmacology
• Rehabilitation psychology
• School counseling
• Severe and persistent mental illness
• Sexual abuse victims and offenders
• Social work and human services
• Special education
• Speech-language pathology
• Suicide and homicide risk assessment
• Veterans and active military duty
• Women's issues

In addition, there are three branches of companion books which can be used in conjunction with the Treatment Planners , or on their own:

• Progress Notes Planners provide a menu of progress statements that elaborate on the client's symptom presentation and the provider's therapeutic intervention. Each Progress Notes Planner statement is directly integrated with the behavioral definitions and therapeutic interventions from its companion Treatment Planner .
• Homework Planners include homework assignments designed around each presenting problem (such as anxiety, depression, chemical dependence, anger management, eating disorders, or panic disorder) that is the focus of a chapter in its corresponding Treatment Planner .
• Client Education Handout Planners provide brochures and handouts to help educate and inform clients on presenting problems and mental health issues, as well as life-skills techniques. The handouts are included on CD-ROMs for easy printing from your computer and are ideal for use in waiting rooms, at presentations, as newsletters, or as information for clients struggling with mental illness issues. The topics covered by these handouts correspond to the presenting problems in the Treatment Planners .